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{{tnr}}'''Elections of state representatives in 13 states with state legislative term limits''' took place on [[state legislative elections, 2012|November 6, 2012]]. The 13 states where state legislative elections are impacted by [[term limits on the ballot|term limits]] were close to 30% of the 42 states where state legislative elections of lower house members took place in 2012.

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{{tnr}}'''Elections of state representatives in 13 states with state legislative term limits''' will take place on [[state legislative elections, 2012|November 6, 2010]]. The 13 states where state legislative elections are impacted by [[term limits on the ballot|term limits]] are close to 30% of the 42 states where state legislative elections of lower house members will take place in 2012.

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15 states have [[state legislatures with term limits|state legislative term limits]], but Louisiana is not holding a state house election in 2010 and Nebraska does not have a [[lower house]].

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15 states have [[state legislatures with term limits|state legislative term limits]], but Louisiana did not hold a state house election in 2012 and Nebraska does not have a [[lower house]].

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In the 13 states, 172 state representatives were ineligible to run for re-election in November because of [[State legislatures with term limits|term limit laws]] in their state.

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This includes:

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* 87 incumbent Democrats

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* 85 incumbent Republicans

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The 172 state representatives who were termed-out represent 13.6% of the 1,263 total seats up for election in November in the 13 term-limited states with elections in November 2010.

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:: ''See also: [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012]]''

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==Differential impact on parties==

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Going into the November 2012 election, the [[Democratic Party]] was the [[partisan composition of state senates|majority party]] in 4 of the 13 state houses with term limits. The [[Republican Party]] was the majority party in 9 of the term-limited state houses.

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* In 7 states, the term limits axe fell more heavily on incumbent Republicans: Arizona, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Dakota. In all of these states, the [[partisan composition of state houses|current majority party]] was also the Republican Party.

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* In 6 states, the term limits axe fell more heavily on incumbent Democrats: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, and Nevada. In 3 of these states, the [[partisan composition of state houses|current majority party]] was also the [[Democratic Party]]. These states include Arkansas, California, and Nevada. In 3 of the 6 states where term limits affected incumbent Democrats more heavily, the [[partisan composition of state houses|current majority party]] was Republican. These states were Colorado, Maine and Michigan.

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==Overview chart==

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'''Note:''' The figures in Column 5 ([[Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2012#State houses|"Seats impacted by term limits"]]) only reflects [[:Category:Current members of state houses|current members of state houses]] who were unable to run for re-election to their state's assembly in 2010 because of term limits. In some cases, including Ohio, state representatives who would have been unable to run for re-election in November resigned earlier in the year or were appointed to other positions. Representatives who resigned, and were not current members of their state houses, are not counted in these figures.

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All of Arizona's [[:Category:Current member, Arizona House of Representatives|60 state representative seats]] were upfor election on November 6. Arizona representatives serve [[Length of terms of state representatives|two-year terms]] with a [[State legislatures with term limits|four-term/eight-year]] limit that was imposed by [[Arizona Term Limits, Proposition 107 (1992)|Proposition 107 in 1992]]. Arizona's term limits apply to parts of terms and not just full terms.

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In the 2012 state house elections, 3 representatives, or 8.3% of the 60-member House, who were first elected in 2004 (0 [[Democratic]] state representatives and 3 [[Republican|GOP]] state representatives) could not run for re-election.

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In addition to the 3 Arizona state representatives who left office because of Arizona's term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#Arizona|2 state senators are also leaving]].

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Arizona state representatives whose seats were up for election in 2012 but who were unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

The [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] has been a term-limited state house since Arkansas voters approved the [[Arkansas Term Limits Initiative, Amendment 4 (1992)|Arkansas Term Limits Initiative]] in 1992 as an {{icafull}}.

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There are 100 [[Arkansas State Representative]]s. In 2012, 23 of them (23%) who are [[:Category:Current members of state houses|current members]] were ineligible to run again in November (19 [[Democratic]] state representatives and 4 [[Republican]] state representatives).

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In addition to the 23 state representatives who left office because of term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#Arkansas|10 Arkansas state senators were also termed-out]].

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Arkansas state representatives whose seats were up for election in 2012 but who were unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

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'''Democrats (19):'''

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*[[Billy Gaskill]]

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*[[Bobby Pierce]]

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*[[Buddy Lovell]]

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*[[Charolette Wagner]]

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*[[Clark Hall]]

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*[[David Powers (Arkansas)]]

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*[[Eddie Cheatham]]

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*[[Fred Allen]]

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*[[Jerry Brown, Arkansas Representative]]

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*[[Johnnie Roebuck]]

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*[[Kathy Webb]]

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*[[Larry Cowling]]

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*[[Mike Patterson]]

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*[[Randy Stewart, Arkansas Representative]]

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*[[Robert Moore (Arkansas)]]

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*[[Tommy Baker]]

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*[[Toni Bradford]]

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*[[Tracy Pennartz]]

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'''Republicans (4):'''

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*[[Bryan King]]

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*[[Donna Hutchinson]]

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*[[Ed Garner]]

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*[[Jon Woods]]

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==={{bluedot}} California===

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The [[California State Assembly]] has been a term-limited state house since California voters approved [[California Term Limits, Proposition 140 (1990)|Proposition 140 in 1990]]. Under the terms of Proposition 140, the members of the state assembly can serve no more than three 2-year terms in the state assembly. This is a lifetime limit, as is the case in five other states with state legislative term limits.

The [[California State Assembly]] has been a term-limited state house since California voters approved [[California Term Limits, Proposition 140 (1990)|Proposition 140 in 1990]]. Under the terms of Proposition 140, the members of the state assembly can serve no more than three 2-year terms in the state assembly. This is a lifetime limit, as is the case in five other states with state legislative term limits.

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There are 80 members in the state assembly, and 21 of them (26.25%) termed-out in 2012.

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There are 80 members in the state assembly, and 22 of them (27.5%) termed-out in 2012. Of them, 17 were [[Democratic]] and 5 were [[Republican]].

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In addition to the 21 California state representatives who are leaving office because of term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#California|9 California state senators are also termed-out]].

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In addition to the 22 California state representatives who left office because of term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#California|6 California state senators were also termed-out]].

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California state representatives whose seats are up for election in 2012 but who are unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

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California state representatives whose seats were up for election in 2012 but who were unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

The [[Colorado House of Representatives]] has been a term-limited [[lower house|state house]] since Colorado voters approved [[Colorado Term Limits Amendment, Issue 5 (1990)|Issue 5 in 1990]]. The affirmative vote by Colorado's electorate in Issue 5 altered [[Article V, Colorado Constitution#Section 3|Section 3 of Article V]] on the [[Colorado Constitution]] to say that [[Colorado State Representative]]s could serve no more than four 2-year terms in office.

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There are 65 representatives in the Colorado house. 8 of them, or 12.31%, could not run in 2012 because of term limits. Of these 8, 4 were [[Democratic]] and 4 were [[Republican]]

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In addition to the 8 Colorado state representatives who left office because of term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#Colorado|6 Colorado state senators were also termed-out]].

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Colorado state representatives whose seats were up for election in 2012 but who were unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

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'''Democrats (4):'''

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*[[John Soper]]

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*[[Judith Anne Solano]]

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*[[Nancy Todd]]

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*[[Wesley McKinley]]

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'''Republicans (4):'''

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*[[David Balmer]]

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*[[James Kerr]]

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*[[Larry Liston]]

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*[[Thomas Massey]]

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The [[Florida House of Representatives]] has been a term-limited state house since Florida voters approved [[Florida Term Limits, Amendment 9 (1992)|Amendment 9 in 1992]]. Amendment 9 altered [[Article VI, Florida Constitution#Section 4|Article VI, section 4]] of the [[Florida Constitution]] to impose a maximum of four 2-year terms on [[Florida State Representative]]s.

The [[Florida House of Representatives]] has been a term-limited state house since Florida voters approved [[Florida Term Limits, Amendment 9 (1992)|Amendment 9 in 1992]]. Amendment 9 altered [[Article VI, Florida Constitution#Section 4|Article VI, section 4]] of the [[Florida Constitution]] to impose a maximum of four 2-year terms on [[Florida State Representative]]s.

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There are 120 representatives in the [[Florida House of Representatives]]. xxx of them, or xxxxx%, are termed-out in 2012.

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There are 120 representatives in the [[Florida House of Representatives]]. 12 of them, or 10%, were termed-out in 2012. Of these 12, 2 were [[Democratic]] and 10 were [[Republican]].

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In addition to the xxxx Florida state representatives who are leaving office because of term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#Florida|xxx Florida state senators are also termed-out]].

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In addition to the 12 Florida state representatives who left office because of term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#Florida|10 Florida state senators were also termed-out]].

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Florida state representatives whose seats are up for election in 2012 but who are unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

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Florida state representatives whose seats were up for election in 2012 but who were unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

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*[[Carlos Lopez-Cantera]]

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*[[Dean Cannon]]

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*[[Denise Grimsley]]

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*[[Dorothy Hukill]]

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*[[John Legg]]

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*[[Marti Coley]]

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*[[Paige Kreegel]]

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*[[Richard Glorioso]]

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*[[Trudi Williams]]

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*[[William Proctor]]

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The [[Maine House of Representatives]] has been a term-limited state house since Maine voters approved [[Maine Term Limits, Question 1 (1993)|Question 1 in 1993]]. Under this law, state representatives can serve no more than four consecutive 2-year terms. The [[Maine State Legislature]] tried, unsuccessfully, in 2007 to get the state's voters to extend the number of years they could consecutively serve in office by putting the [[Maine Term Limits Extension (2007)|Maine Term Limits Extension]] act on the ballot. Voters overwhelmingly (67-33%) rejected it.

The [[Maine House of Representatives]] has been a term-limited state house since Maine voters approved [[Maine Term Limits, Question 1 (1993)|Question 1 in 1993]]. Under this law, state representatives can serve no more than four consecutive 2-year terms. The [[Maine State Legislature]] tried, unsuccessfully, in 2007 to get the state's voters to extend the number of years they could consecutively serve in office by putting the [[Maine Term Limits Extension (2007)|Maine Term Limits Extension]] act on the ballot. Voters overwhelmingly (67-33%) rejected it.

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There are 153 state representatives in Maine. xxxx of them, or xxxx%, are termed out in 2012.

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There are 153 state representatives in Maine. 26 of them, or 17%, were termed out in 2012. Of these 26, 14 were [[Democratic]] and 12 were [[Republican]].

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In addition to the 26 Maine state representatives who left office because of term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#Maine|10 Maine state senators were also termed-out]].

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Maine state representatives whose seats are up for election in 2012 but who are unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

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Maine state representatives whose seats were up for election in 2012 but who were unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

The [[Michigan House of Representatives]] has been a term-limited state house since Michigan voters approved [[Michigan Term Limits Amendment, Proposal B (1992)|Proposal B in 1992]]. Proposal B created [[Article IV, Michigan Constitution#Section 54|Section 54 of Article IV]] of the [[Michigan Constitution]]. It says that state representatives are limited to 3 two-year terms. As with five other states, this is a lifetime limit.

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14 of Michigan's 110 representatives, or 12.7%, were termed-out in 2012. Of them, 9 were [[Democratic]] and 5 were [[Republican]].

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Michigan state representative whose seats were up for election in 2012 but who were unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

The [[Missouri House of Representatives]] has been a term-limited state house since Missouri voters approved [[Missouri State Legislative Term Limits, Amendment 12 (1992)|Amendment 12 in 1992]]. Amendment 12 created [[Article III, Missouri Constitution#Section 8|Section 8 of Article III]] of the [[Missouri Constitution]], limiting members of the state house to 4 2-year terms. As with five other states, this is a lifetime limit. (Section 8 was later amended by [[Missouri Term Limit Calculations, Amendment 3 (2002)|Amendment 3]] in [[Missouri 2002 ballot measures|2002]] so that it does not apply to partial terms.)

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There were 25 state representatives terming out in 2012, or 15.3% of the 163 members of the chamber. Of them, 8 were [[Democratic]] and 17 were [[Republican]].

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In addition to the 25 Missouri state representatives who left office because of term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#Missouri|9 Missouri state senators were also termed-out]].

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Missouri state representatives whose seats were up for election in 2012 but who were unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

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'''Democrats (8):'''

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*[[Jeanette Mott Oxford]]

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*[[Joe Aull]]

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*[[Leonard Hughes, IV]]

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*[[Michael Brown]]

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*[[Ron Casey]]

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*[[Sara Lampe]]

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*[[Terry Swinger]]

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*[[Timothy Meadows]]

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'''Republicans (17):'''

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*[[Barney Fisher]]

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*[[Billy Pat Wright]]

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*[[Bob Nance]]

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*[[Charles Denison]]

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*[[Darrell Pollock]]

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*[[David Day]]

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*[[David Sater]]

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*[[Don Wells]]

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*[[Jerry Nolte]]

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*[[Mike McGhee]]

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*[[Raymond Weter]]

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*[[Rodney Schad]]

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*[[Ryan Silvey]]

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*[[Steven Tilley]]

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*[[Tom Loehner]]

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*[[Vicki Schneider]]

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*[[Ward Franz]]

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==={{reddot}} Montana===

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:: ''See also: [[Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012]]''

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The [[Montana House of Representatives]] has been a term-limited state house since Montana voters approved [[Montana Term Limits, Amendment CI-64 (1992)|CI-64 in 1992]]. C-64 created [[Article IV, Montana Constitution#Section 8|Section 8 of Article IV]] of the [[Montana Constitution]], which says that [[Montana State Representative]]s cannot serve 8 or more years in any 16-year period.

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There are 100 [[Montana State Representative]]s. 16 of them, or 16%, were termed out in 2012. Of them, 6 were [[Democratic]] and 10 were [[Republican]].

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In addition to the 16 Montana state representatives who left office because of term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#Montana|8 Montana state senators were also termed-out]].

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Montana state representatives whose seats were up for election in 2012 but who were unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

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'''Democrats (6):'''

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*[[Cynthia Hiner]]

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*[[Diane Sands]]

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*[[Frank Smith]]

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*[[Jon Sesso]]

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*[[Robyn Driscoll]]

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*[[Trudi Schmidt]]

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'''Republicans(10):'''

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*[[Donald Roberts]]

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*[[Gary MacLaren]]

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*[[Gordon Hendrick]]

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*[[Harry Klock]]

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*[[Janna Taylor]]

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*[[Kenneth Peterson]]

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*[[Mike Milburn]]

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*[[Tom McGillvray]]

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*[[Walter McNutt]]

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*[[Wayne Stahl]]

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==={{bluedot}} Nevada===

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:: ''See also: [[Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012]]''

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2010 was the first year that some [[Nevada State Representative]]s were ineligible to run for office because of the term limits law first passed in 1994.

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Nevada voters approved [[Nevada State and Local Public Officer Term Limits, Question 9A (1996)|Question 9A in 1996]]. Question 9A was a second vote on a [[Nevada State and Local Public Officer Term Limits, Question 9 (1994)|term limits amendment first approved in 1994]]. Alone among the states with [[ballot initiative]]s, Nevada voters must approve a proposed constitutional amendment twice before it goes into the [[Nevada Constitution]]. The 1994 and 1996 votes cumulatively led to [[Article 4, Nevada Constitution#Section 3|Paragraph 2 of Section 3 of Article 4]] of the [[Nevada Constitution]], which says, "No person may be elected or appointed as a member of the Assembly who has served in that Office, or at the expiration of his current term if he is so serving will have served, 12 years or more, from any district of this State."

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1 [[Nevada State Representative]], a [[Democratic| Democrat]], was termed-out in 2012. This was 2% of the state's 42 state representatives.

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In addition to the 1 Nevada state representative who left office because of term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#Nevada|4 Nevada state senators were also termed-out]].

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The Nevada state representative whose seats was up for election in 2012 but was unable to run because of the state's term limits was:

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'''Democrats (1):'''

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*[[John Oceguera]]

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The [[Ohio House of Representatives]] has been a term-limited [[lower house|state house]] since [[Ohio]] voters approved [[Ohio State Legislative Term Limits Initiative (1992)|Ballot Issue 4]], an {{icafull}}, in [[Ohio 1992 ballot measures|1992]]. This amendment became part of [[Article II, Ohio Constitution#Section 2|Section 2 of Article II]] of the [[Ohio Constitution]] and limits the amount of time that an [[Ohio State Representative]] can stay in office to four 2-year terms, saying, "No person shall hold the office of State Representative for a period longer than four successive terms of two years. Terms shall be considered successive unless separated by a period of four or more years."

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6 of [[Ohio]]'s representatives were termed out in 2012; this represents 6.06% of [[Ohio]]'s 99 state representatives. Of them, 2 were [[Democratic]] and 4 were [[Republican]].

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In addition to the 6 Ohio state representatives who left office because of term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#Ohio|1 Ohio state senator is also termed-out]].

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Ohio state representatives whose seats were up for election in 2012 but who were unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

The [[Oklahoma House of Representatives]] has been a term-limited house of representatives since Oklahoma voters approved [[Oklahoma State Legislative Term Limits, State Question 632 (1990)|State Question 632 in 1990]], as an {{icafull}}. This amendment became part of [[Article V, Oklahoma Constitution#Section 17A|Section 17A of Article V]] of the [[Oklahoma Constitution]] and limits the amount of time that an [[Oklahoma House of Representatives | Oklahoma State Representative]] can serve to a cumulative total of 12 years in either or both chambers of the [[Oklahoma State Legislature]].

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6 of Oklahoma's 101 state representatives, or 6%, were termed out in 2012. Of them, 2 were [[Democratic]] and 4 were [[Republican]].

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In addition to the 6 Oklahoma state representatives who left office because of term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#Oklahoma|2 Oklahoma state senators were also termed-out]].

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Oklahoma state representatives whose seats were up for election in 2012 but who were unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

The [[South Dakota House of Representatives]] has been a term-limited house of representatives since South Dakota voters approved [[South Dakota Set Term Limits (1992)|Ballot Issue A in 1992]], an {{icafull}}. This amendment became part of [[Article III, South Dakota Constitution#Section 6|Section 6 of Article III]] of the [[South Dakota Constitution]] and limits the amount of time that a [[South Dakota House of Representatives|South Dakota Representative]] can stay in office to no more than four consecutive 2-year terms.

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The [[South Dakota State Legislature]] has tried on more than one occasion, each time unsuccessfully, to persuade the state's voters to repeal term limits. The most recent such failed attempt was when [[South Dakota Repeal Term Limits, Constitutional Amendment J (2008)|Amendment J]] lost in 2008 by 75-25%.

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7 of South Dakota's 70 state representatives, or 10%, were termed out in 2012. Of them, 2 were [[Democratic]] and 5 were [[Republican]].

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In addition to the 7 South Dakota state representatives who left office because of term limits, [[Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012#South Dakota|3 South Dakota state senators were also termed-out]].

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South Dakota state representatives whose seats were up for election in 2012 but who were unable to run because of the state's term limits are:

Elections of state representatives in 13 states with state legislative term limits took place on November 6, 2012. The 13 states where state legislative elections are impacted by term limits were close to 30% of the 42 states where state legislative elections of lower house members took place in 2012.

In 7 states, the term limits axe fell more heavily on incumbent Republicans: Arizona, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Dakota. In all of these states, the current majority party was also the Republican Party.

In 6 states, the term limits axe fell more heavily on incumbent Democrats: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, and Nevada. In 3 of these states, the current majority party was also the Democratic Party. These states include Arkansas, California, and Nevada. In 3 of the 6 states where term limits affected incumbent Democrats more heavily, the current majority party was Republican. These states were Colorado, Maine and Michigan.

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Note: The figures in Column 5 ("Seats impacted by term limits") only reflects current members of state houses who were unable to run for re-election to their state's assembly in 2010 because of term limits. In some cases, including Ohio, state representatives who would have been unable to run for re-election in November resigned earlier in the year or were appointed to other positions. Representatives who resigned, and were not current members of their state houses, are not counted in these figures.

In the 2012 state house elections, 3 representatives, or 8.3% of the 60-member House, who were first elected in 2004 (0 Democratic state representatives and 3 GOP state representatives) could not run for re-election.

California

The California State Assembly has been a term-limited state house since California voters approved Proposition 140 in 1990. Under the terms of Proposition 140, the members of the state assembly can serve no more than three 2-year terms in the state assembly. This is a lifetime limit, as is the case in five other states with state legislative term limits.

There are 80 members in the state assembly, and 22 of them (27.5%) termed-out in 2012. Of them, 17 were Democratic and 5 were Republican.

The South Dakota State Legislature has tried on more than one occasion, each time unsuccessfully, to persuade the state's voters to repeal term limits. The most recent such failed attempt was when Amendment J lost in 2008 by 75-25%.

7 of South Dakota's 70 state representatives, or 10%, were termed out in 2012. Of them, 2 were Democratic and 5 were Republican.